Eugene Francis Simon was relieved of his earthly post on February 12, 2021. Born on May 20, 1928, to Hugh and Ellen (Rafoth) Simon and known by “Bull” to his family and friends, he was raised with nine siblings in a loving and spirited family. He was a teen when his elder brother Anton, was killed in action in WWII, which heavily impacted his life. He joined the Navy in 1948 … [Read more...]
Robert LeRoy Steinbrink
Robert LeRoy Steinbrink, 88, of Chatfield, passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2021, at his home, surrounded by his family. Robert was born September 3, 1932, in Kendall, Wis., to Francis and Gertrude (Grant) Steinbrink. Robert graduated from Austin High School in 1950. On October 17, 1950, he married Jacquelyn Rutledge at the Queen of Angels Parish, in Austin, Minn. He … [Read more...]
Charlotte “Char” Keene
Charlotte “Char” A. Keene, 78, of Preston, Minn., was called home by her Lord and Savior on February 9. She passed away in her home surrounded by family after courageously living with a rare form of pancreatic cancer for 13 years. Born to Stanley and Evelyn Moen in Galesville, Wis., Char graduated from Onalaska High School. She attended Western Union Technical School in … [Read more...]
Duane E. (Jake) Jacobson
Duane E. (Jake) Jacobson, 84, of Belvidere, Ill., formerly of Decorah, Iowa, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2021, at Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center in Rockford, Ill. A walk-through visitation will be held at the Anderson Funeral and Cremation Services in Belvidere from 3-5 p.m. Thursday, February 11, 2021. A second walk-through visitation will be held from 4-6 p.m. … [Read more...]
Wanda S. Hovey
Wanda S. Hovey, 66, of Preston, Minn., died on Sunday, February 7, 2021, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wis. Wanda Susan Blomgren was born in Cresco, Iowa, on October 27, 1954, to Marvin and Virginia “Dolly” (Wilhelm) Blomgren. She graduated from Crestwood High School. On January 15, 1972, Wanda was united in marriage to Arlynn Hovey. She found her faith when she … [Read more...]
Thelma (Hagen) Start
Thelma Ruth (Hagen) Start, 93, of Ostrander, Minn., passed away at Spring Valley Living, on January 26, 2021. Thelma Ruth Start was born on a farm in rural Wisconsin, near the town of Pigeon Falls on June 15, 1927, to Theodore Edwin and Ruth Adeline (Overby) Hagen. Thelma graduated from the Whitehall High School and moved with two of her two sisters, Viola Mae and Phyllis … [Read more...]
James Robert Hadley
James Robert Hadley, age 70, of Rushford, Minn., passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at his home. He was the son of Benjamin C. and Orma (Feine) Hadley, born on May 27, 1950, in La Crosse, Wis. He graduated from Winona Senior High School, class of 1968. In 1970, he married Mary Y. Seebold at St. Martin’s Ev. Lutheran Church in Winona. They were married for 50 … [Read more...]
June Lorna Meyer
June Lorna Meyer passed to her eternal home on February 5, 2021, at the Stewartville Care Center, with her family by her side. June was born on June 18, 1929, in Fillmore County. She was the daughter of Dewey Day and Bernice Johnson Day. June was baptized and confirmed at St. Johns in Wykoff, Minn. On September 3, 1948, she was united in marriage to Edward Meyer at St. Johns … [Read more...]
Rev. Dr. Paul William Duneman
The Reverend Paul William Duneman, 91, passed on into the arms of his blessed Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, whom he loved and served, on January 22, 2021. You may send memorial contributions in his name to The Gideon’s Itl. Longs Peak Gideons, P.O. Box 1611, Longmont, Colo. 80502 or to gideons.org/sendtheword. Memorial service will be held sometime this summer, at the … [Read more...]
Margaret “Dolly” Zincke
Margaret Dolores “Dolly” Zincke, 98, lived a full life and passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Sunday, January 31, 2021, at the Chosen Valley Care Center. Dolly was born December 15, 1922, to Melvin and Katherine (Lynch) Jacobson in Chatfield. Her mother died when she was a young girl and Dolly, with the help of her Grandma Jacobson, Grandma Lynch and her Aunt … [Read more...]